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    • Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements

    Metadata Updated: October 19, 2024

    This database represents a summary of information on stranded marine mammals reported to NMFS throughout the State of Alaska in fulfillment of Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. These data include live and dead reports for cetaceans and pinnipeds.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update continual

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS AKRO

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27498
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Regional Office, [Date of Access]: Alaska Marine Mammal Strandings/Entanglements [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27498., Access Constraints: Data may contain personal information.
    Bbox East Long -130
    Bbox North Lat 72
    Bbox South Lat 50
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update continual
    Harvest Object Id efd0f5fa-9568-43ed-bf27-c28a47f9f7f4
    Harvest Source Id 4461dba7-fc74-401a-8a38-13caddf3aaa5
    Harvest Source Title NMFS AKRO
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Data compiled from opportunistic reports, including public calls to NMFS Alaska Stranding Hotline. NMFS Alaska Region staff enters data on level A reporting form and electronically enters this information into regional Excel spreadsheet.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, 50.0], [-130.0, 50.0], [-130.0, 72.0], [-180.0, 72.0], [-180.0, 50.0]]]}
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1998

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